The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-26
Cali for Primaries in Terrebonne.s

VI
Rooms DEM ocRATIc EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Parish of Yerrebonne.
Houma, La, Nov. rs, 1SS7.)
Pursuant to call the Democratic Executive
Committee Of the parish of Terrebonne. met
this dayin Houma. The meeting was called
to order by Hon. G. Montegut. chairman.
Upon roll call the following members were
present: Arthur Kelly. Aurelie Theriot, j.
Il. Theriot. Oscar Daspit. Ernest A. Hepler.
z. j. Richard, E. O. Boudreaux, and l.. ID.
Hotard. A quorum being present the COM
1nittee proceeded to business, and on mo-
tion of Aurelie Iheriot, duly seconded, the
following was adopted:
Whereas, it is the duty of this committee to
| exart.iss such discretion and importantly in this
| caripaign as to encourage q friendly contest be-
tween the supporters OF the various candidates
for State and ~parochial honors, and obtain, from
| HE Democratic electors of this parish a full, fair
| and free expression OF their cholce for cahol-
Re ID yesotned. Thai a parish convention is
/ hereby called. to be held at Houma on Tuesday,
Dec. ~, 1857, to elect at that sitting fourteen dele
| gates to represent the vote OF the parish Of Ierre-
| bonnie at the Democratic State Nominating Con-
yention, called al Baton. Rouge on Jan. 10, 1858,
4 and attend to such matters as the exigencieS OF
/ tie present campaign may require and also to
such other business as said convention may deem
/ proper III the interest of the Democratic party;
which said parish convention shall be comprised
of thirty delegates, as follows:
Two from each respective ward ana ten fr2ml
Abe parish at large, which said delegates snail pc
| aiecIed at a primary election hereby called icon,
| Gned strictly to white Democratic ELECTORS, and
from which all parties who formerly athiiated IS
Democpats with the Democratic party, but VINO
inrecent elections for reasons, best known 70
thernselyes saw lit to vote for Blaine and Logan
Tor President and Vice President OF the United
States aud for William 2. KelloSE and @. u. Oar;
rail- for Congress from the Third CONCESSIONS
i District of Louisiana, shall be excluded to bt
held ii this parish on Saturday, Dec. ~, 1887.
On motion of E. j. Richard the following
was adopted:
Be II rssotred, That the conduct and manage
menf of said primary election be delegated tt
an election commission composed OF 1--WE mem.
beers. as fellows: Thomas G. Ruby chairman
Albert Dupont, Alfred Boudreatlx, Clas. M. Das
pit and Z. a. GIauyin, who are hereby vested
with pIensry powers in the premises, ana snsI
4 appoint tho commissioners, designate the poll
ing uiaceg. tabualte the returns and onmun
cate the result through their chairman to tbs
chairman of the Democratic Executive onraft
ter. who shall promulgafe the same; That q ma
iority vote of the members OF said election com
mission shall rule upon all questions touchins
HEon the conduct and management OF SAD pEt
niary election, and that tlieir decision shall "
hnal-
mission shall meet on Tuesday, Nov ~. lss9, 70
the purpose Of designating Ihs polling place
and within ons week after publJely announeini
: the polling plaees. the chairman OF she Mlch
oils eampaign committee and OF the MeEner
~caTnpaigh committee end OF the penocratsc. eS
/ acufaYe Co1zlatttBe, shall Respectively band !